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Aotearoa New Zealand Local election resources!
Remember to Vote!
Re-posting a collection of useful links for fedizens voting in the #LocalElections25 #NZPol #poti2025
Originally tooted yesterday as a reply but for better visibiility here it goes again:
https://localelections.nz/ - Gen Zero survey
https://theprogressreport.co.nz/local-candidates-2025/ - public information
https://www.votefortetiriti.com/ - honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi
https://policy.nz/2025 Local Gov NZ - public info
https://paultheotherone.com/lg25/ - guide to regional councils and red flag spotting
https://ratepayer.vote/ - Taxpayers Union candidate endorsement (kiss of death, from my point of view).. a check here is a bad candidate in my book.
AUCKLAND
https://www.bikeauckland.org.nz/campaigns/bikeable-auckland/ - for better cycling in the city
CANTERBURY - Vote for clean drinking water
https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/freshwater/vote-clean-drinking-water/
These are just the ones I used to inform my vote (thanks again @Kay ) but remember to check for any groups advocating for the things you care about in your community and use them to guide you.
Lastly, if you still cant decide who to vote for, go for whoever is more likely to defeat the worst candidates you'd like to vote against.
Do Participate if you can!
Voting alone is not going to solve this but we definitely need to use any tools at our disposal and not participating can and will make things worse.
Please comment with any other resources you've found or your approach to choosing the least worst when there is no best.
#democracy or what's left of it.